Field officers named for Texas Cavalry Brigade
Brigadier General J. F. Wolters announced the selection of field officers for the First Brigade Texas Cavalry with colonels for the First and Third regiments to be named by the War Department from the regular army. Napier of San Antonio named colonel of the Second Regiment with Regan as regular army lieutenant colonel, Ehlerts of LaGrange named brigade adjutant, and lieutenants Garwood and Vaughn of Houston named as aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
J. F. Wolters
Texas Cavalry
War Department
Napier
San Antonio
T. M Regan
Order in Draft Classes for 1918 Registrants Fixed
Washington nearly 800000 young men who registered June 5 were assigned to draft classes after a second national lottery held at the senate office building. About 1200 slips were drawn, determining each man's serial position in the additions to the classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Aviator of Dallas Is Killed in Crash
Fort Worth Texas cadet Thomas Clifford Anderson of the Penbrook Aviation Field was killed Thursday when his plane fell several miles from camp. His home is Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tex
Thomas Clifford Anderson
Penbrook Aviation Field
Dry Amendment Voted in Senate War Measure
Washington reports an amendment for a national prohibition as a war measure, not fully in effect until June 30 1919, along with the $11,000,000 emergency agricultural appropriation bill reported to the Senate on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Flyers Killed In Accidents Week Ended June 15
Washington report shows six fatalities from airplane accidents at U S flying fields for the week ending June 15 according to the war department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
War Department
Statewide Prohibition Takes Effect Across Texas
Texas becomes bone dry at midnight as about 740 saloons close under a statewide act. Previously 1800 saloons were shut by a 10 mile cone around military camps and shipyards, with the 1 mile law affecting major cities since last April.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Jessa
Wits
Venus
Unrest in German Port City Feared by Allies
Americans arriving from Germany report widespread war weariness and talk of revolt among both military and civilian groups in a major Atlantic port, reflecting tension in the imperial state after long exposure to war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Fire destroys Pittman & Harrison grain plant at Sherman
A large blaze in Sherman Texas destroyed the Pittman and Harrison Company grain plant and its stock on Monday. Officials believe incendiary origin caused the total loss valued at $125,000, including 15,000 bushels of corn eight cars of cane seed three cars of millet and 50000 sacks of grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Tex
Pittman & Harrison Company
New Type Unsinkable Ship Built in America
Washington reports a new “unsinkable” ship design by a French engineer is under construction in an American yard. Ten vessels have contracts with the French government, and the novel design details are being kept secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Charbon Destroys Livestock In Jefferson County
Charbon has hit Jefferson County Texas with heavy losses this year. Some farms report no horses or mules left and swine breeders suffer cholera losses. Double inoculation of hogs was overlooked by many farmers amid crop planting rush.
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Beaumont
Tex
Jefferson County
Demand for Grand Jury Probe of Draft Evasion Rings
An Anclin Texas federal court charge instructs a grand jury to investigate possible draft evasion and lawyers fees tied to securing classifications. It warns jurors to weigh whether fees reflect labor or improper influence and if payments concealment occurred.
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Anclin
Tex
United States
Virdee Rol
Batts
Doldine Ceourt
West
Mond
Erand
Grand Jury
Texans Who Have Died for Their Country
Names of Texas service members killed or wounded abroad listed with hometowns such as Meliyerove Karne Cho Indian Creek Moscow Trinity and Howe. Includes Corporal R A Shelton Private J L Jurach Private Oscar N Splinzer and others alongside wounded soldiers Luther Ball John Worrell Richard Russell Lloyd Hael and Marines M M Collier L G Jensen C C Voorheize.
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Texas
Europe
R. A. Shelton
Meliyerove
Oscar N, Splinzer
Indian Creek
George B. Sellers
Moscow
Loans of 121145 in four days to Texas farmers
The Federal Land Bank of Houston loaned 121145 to Texas farmers in four days. Loans went to members of local associations at many points including Abilene Beeville Corpus Christi Crockett Crowell Jourdanton Olhel Redland Somerville Alyen Anderson Big Springs Fredericksburg Lyford Nacogdoches Plainview Anderson Artesian Belt Beaumont Falfurrias Flatonia Jayton Lola Palestine Pasadena Quitman Snyder Uvalde Anahuile Albany Big Springs Crockett Decatur Devine Jov esville Fredericksburg Hondo Iredell Madisonville Springtown and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Abilene
Beeville
Corpus Christi
Crockett
Crowell
Jourdanton
Olhel
Redland
Somerville
Alien
Anderson
Big Springs
Fredericksburs
Hereford
Lyford
Nacoedoches
Plainview
Artesian Belt
Beaumont
Falfurrias
Flatonia
Jayton
Lola
Palestine
Pasadena
Quitman
Snyder
Uvaide
Anuhuie
Albany
Decatur
Devine
Jovesville
Iredericksburg
Hondo
Iredell
Madisonville
Springtown
Kerensky Tours London Plans Return to America
Alexander Kerensky former Russian provisional premier appeared in London on Wednesday and announced he would travel to America. Officials discussed Russia’s likely renewed fight with the Allies against Germany and the implications for diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
London
Alexander Kerensky
Russia
America
Germany
New Aviation Field Near Houston Chosen Site
Aviation officers of the signal corps select a camp half Ellington in size, near Park Place eight miles from Houston. About 300 acres of land adjoining Park Place is set for the new aviation field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Ellington Field
Signal Corps
Park Place
Record Kansas Wheat Crop Forecast
The State board of agriculture reports Kansas winter wheat crop at 97,554,376 bushels from 6,654,686 acres with an average yield of 14.66 bushels per acre. It ranks as the third largest wheat crop in state history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
First detach ment of Pershing's Sammies arrive home
The first detachment of American servicemen wounded or gassed on the French front arrived at Fort Henry government hospital in Baltimore. A new government rule forbids publishing patient numbers. The contingent landed at an Atlantic port last week.
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Baltimore
Pershing
France
Fort Henry
Atlantic
Buenos Aires Records First White Snowfall in History
Buenos Aires saw snow on Saturday for about an hour, claimed as the first time enough snow has fallen in the country to cover the ground in white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Returning Troop Ship Sunk by German Submarines
The Navy said a British transport chartered by the United States was sunk June 18 about 700 miles east of the Delaware Capes. Sixty seven crew members are missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Delaware Capes
School Tax Election at Luling Carries By Large Margin
Luling Texas residents voted Saturday on a proposed special school tax not to exceed 50 cents. The measure passed by an overwhelming majority, approving the levy for the Luling school district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luling
Tex
Alien Anarchist Deportation Bill Passes House
Washington report says the house on Friday passed without a dissenting vote the alien anarchist deportation bill authorizing immediate removal of aliens subscribing in whole or in part to anarchist tenets and sent it to the senate for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
U. S. Marshal for North Texas Dies
Fort Worth, Texas reports the death of John L. Terrell, who served as United States marshal for the Northern District of Texas, passing away Friday in Fort Worth.
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U. S
North Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
John L. Terrell
United States
Northern District of Texas
Notable German Flyer Loerzer Wounded in Action
First Lieutenant Loerzer, famed German air squadron leader with 83 air combat victories and the Pour le Merite, has been wounded in Amsterdam according to latest dispatches.
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Texas
Amsterdam
Loerzer
Germany
Plan Brief Congressional Recess
President Wilson approved plans for a brief congressional recess as the House Ways and Means Committee prepares a new revenue bill. The pause allows lawmakers to focus on drafting tax legislation in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
House Way and Means
Texas Cattle Sale Sets Fort Worth Record
Thirteen car loads of Texas cattle sold Tuesday in Fort Worth for a total of 53916 dollars, the highest on the local market. The average price per head was 216 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
New Call for Army Is for 124 525 Men
A wartime draft notice summons 124 525 white and colored registrants for general service. Entrainment in July spans four blocks from July 5 to 31, totaling 367 961 men for the month. Quotas by state and camp include Arkansas at Camp Shelby and Fort Sam Houston Texas, with multiple camps listed for white and colored entrants.
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Washington
Crowder
Arkansas
Camp Shelby
Miss
Louisiana
Jackson Barracks
Tennessee
Fort Thomas
Texas
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Camp Pike
Ark
Camp Grant
Oklahoma
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Camp Sherman
Camp Travis
Camp Beauregard
Circus Train Collision Kills Dozens in Gary Area
At dawn Saturday a collision between a circus train and an equipment train near Gary Michigan Central Railway left at least 85 dead and 178 hospitalized. The list of identified dead names 25 victims from circuses and staff across several states with arrests made for Klauss and Sargent on manslaughter charges.
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Gary
Ind
Hammond
Michigan Central Railway
Howard M. Ballard
James Connor
Bliss
Okla
Verna Connor
Arthur Diericks
Erickton
Joseph Diericks
Irickton
Max Freehand
Big Red Barnum
Jennie Ward
Aerolist
Bloomington
Ill
Eddie Devoe
Famous Clown
New York
Mona McDhu
Equestrienne
Michigan
Victoria McDhu
Ring
Virgil Barnett
Nellie Jewel
Tiger Horse Back Act
Washington
D. C
Louise Cottrell
London
England
Joseph Coyle
Cincinnati
N. Y
Henry Hanson
West Baden
Emil Klauss
Michigan City
Lake County
Klauss
al Sargent
Alonzo K. Sargent
Four Drown At Greer Falls On Guadalupe River
Four persons drowned at Greer Falls on the Guadalupe River in Seguin Texas Sunday. One man was rescued by Francisco Gonzales just in time to save his life. The deceased are Ed Alberthal, Mrs Ed Alberthal, Arthur H Hammond, and Elnora Baer.
Road and Bridge Bonds Carried in Ballinger
Ballinger precinct approves a $75,000 road and bridge bond issue by a 5 to 1 margin on Saturday. Ballinger Texas voters backed the project, enabling local roadway and bridge improvements.
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Ballinger
Tex
Judge Endorses Eatonic Stomach Remedy By Judge Chambers
Washington report quotes Judge William L Chambers endorsing Eatonic for appetite loss and indigestion. The message claims Eatonic relieves gas bloating and improves health, with a money back guarantee and pricing of a cent or two daily.
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Mediation and Concillation Board
Eatonic
William L. Chambers
U. S. Board of Mediation and
Washington, D.C
Eatonic Remedy Co
Eatonio
Judge Chambers
Grover Bay Bowel Medicine Promoted For Diarrhoea
An advertisement extols GROVER BAY BOWEL MEDICINE as the quicker remedy for summer diarrhoea claiming it is absolutely harmless. It asserts equal effectiveness for adults and children and ends with a George MacDonald quote about riches and power.
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Grover Bay
George MacDonald
Quotes on war and duty from famous figures
A collection of brief quotations attributed to Ezra Pound John Galsworthy General Foch Clarence Rex Rudyard Kipling Billy Sunday Lloyd George and T C O Donnell. The lines cover defiance dangers awakening and calls for action and public virtue as discussed in the New York Independent.
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Ezra Pound
John Galsworthy
General Foch
Clarence Rex
Rudyard Kipling
Germany
Billy Sunday
Christ
Cross of Cavalry
Lloyd George
T. C. O'Donnell
New York Independent
Farewell Phrases Traced to Classic Wishes
The note explains that farewell terms like goodbye adieu and fare you well originate from blessings. Good by short for God be with you, adieu means to God I commend you, and farewell literally means may you journey well or fare you well.
Lesson in Levity: A Quiet Reminder
A concise editorial note urges readers to seek a moral in humor, warning that levity without a lesson risks trivializing serious matters. The piece frames wit as a tool for reflection when paired with responsibility.
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Texas Cavalry Brigade
First Cavalry
Waco
First Cavary
Hie
Ghore
Layers
Tho
Orp
A. Jy Cokie
Chapiain
Roland C. Goens
Hempstead
Second Cavalry—Headquarters
Wot Napier
T. M. Regan
United States Army
Sterling D. Freeborn
Glover Johns
Corpus Christ
Travis Masterson
Flooa. Chapa, Jr
Alicer
J. J Harley
Seguin
Medical Corps
A. T. Watts
Dental Corps
George Fletcher
Galveston
Third Cavalry
Ler
Felis de Robertsen
Pallas
Mitjors
Attorney General's Department
Vy A
United States Circuit
J. L. Jurach
Karne, Cho, Texas
Roy A. Trow
Trinity
James Ih
Huches
Howe
Corporal Charles Wade
Hawley
Jodie N. Ferguson
Timpson
Homer G. Harris
Thurber
Luther Thomas Ball
Cleburne
John M. Worrell
Colorado
Richard §. Russell
Wills Point
Lloyd Hael
Tech
Peter J. J. Cady
M. M. Collier
L. G. Jensen
C. C. Voorheize
Midlothian
Kerensky
New Aviation Field
Texas Cattle Sales
Camp Taylor
Guadalupe
Fletcher
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